Health Desk Help Desk
When will it be your turn to get the coronavirus vaccine? Here’s a guide
It’s hard to pin down a specific answer for any one person. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk created this interactive way to figure out where you stand.
3 years ago
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Free at-home COVID tests kits available in New Jersey
You do not need an email address and no credit card is required. Officials say the new program is to increase access and availability of tests.
2 years ago
Philly Health Department offering free at-home COVID tests at vaccine clinic Saturday
Residents can collect two free rapid COVID-19 test kits per person at Saturday morning’s vaccine clinic at Community Academy of Philadelphia.
2 years ago
Philly to keep giving Johnson and Johnson vax – with new warning – following CDC recommendation
Advisors to the CDC voted unanimously to downgrade recommending the J&J vaccine because in rare cases it can cause serious blood clots.
2 years ago
Mandatory boosters: University of Delaware adds new vaccine requirement
University of Delaware students must receive a booster vaccine before the spring semester starts next year.
2 years ago
CDC advisers vote to narrow use of J&J vaccine due to concerns about rare blood clots
The recommendation was prompted by the occurrence of a rare and sometimes fatal blood clotting problem called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS.
2 years ago
The new rules take effect on Jan. 3. But business owners are wondering how to verify vaccine cards are legit and handle issues that arise.
2 years ago
Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight COVID
Colleges across the U.S. are starting to require booster shots, extend mask mandates, and in some cases revert to online classes as they brace for the new omicron variant.
2 years ago
Omicron evades Moderna vaccine too, study suggests, but boosters help
The Moderna vaccine's ability to shield against infection drops sharply when tested on the omicron variant. But getting a booster pumps the protection back up again.
2 years ago
Billy Penn
How Philly’s indoor dining COVID vaccine mandate will work
The policy goes into effect Jan. 3, with a short grace period.
2 years ago
Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus omicron
The updates come as COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalization are all rising again and the U.S. hovers around 800,000 pandemic deaths.
2 years ago
Supreme Court again leaves state vaccine mandate in place for healthcare workers
The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a challenge to New York state's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers—a mandate that provide no exceptions for religious objectors.
2 years ago
WITF
Hospitals across Pa. are overflowing with mostly unvaccinated patients
“We're making every effort to make sure the current surge doesn't affect our ability to take care of non-COVID patients.”
2 years ago
Philly to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for indoor dining in 2022
The mandate will start on Jan. 3, 2022. Restaurant employees will also have to show that they are vaccinated.
2 years ago
Health Desk Help Desk
Why is it so hard to get a COVID booster these days?
Demand is high, and appointments in and around Philadelphia are at a premium right now. But super vaccination clinics probably won’t be back.
2 years ago
COVID-19 boosters on backburner for most U.S. pro sports leagues
Even as cases continue to crop up, the NFL and NHL have no current plans to follow the NBA’s lead of requiring an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
2 years ago